William Fevre is one of the names most closely tied to Chablis, and this is the entry point to the range: Petit Chablis, the appellation that sits on the plateau above the famous slopes. The 2019 vintage was a warm, generous year in Chablis, and it shows in a wine that is rounder than the appellation's reputation might suggest, while keeping the cut that defines the region.
- Chardonnay, the only grape of Chablis.
- Petit Chablis, the appellation's plateau vineyards.
- 2019, a warm year in Chablis.
- 12.5% ABV, light body, dry.
- High acidity, low tannin.
How it is made
Petit Chablis comes from vineyards on the plateau above the valley, where the soils are Portlandian limestone rather than the Kimmeridgian marl of the grander sites. The fruit is fermented dry and kept in stainless steel, a style built to hold onto freshness and the flinty edge that Chablis is known for.
How it tastes
Green apple and citrus lead, with a flint and mineral streak running underneath. The body is light, the acidity high, and the finish clean and dry. There is a touch more generosity here than in a cooler year, but the wine stays lean and direct.
Where it comes from
Chablis sits in the far north of Burgundy, closer to Champagne than to Beaune. The cool continental climate is what gives the wines their tension and their green-fruit character, and the limestone subsoil is what gives them their mineral signature.
Good to know
Petit Chablis is the youngest appellation in the region, granted its own status only in 1944. It covers the plateau land around the village, and the wines are meant to be lighter and more immediate than Chablis proper, though the same grape and the same soils are at work.
